This page includes references to interesting security
related books, Internet sites, and so on.
Security books
Web Security and Commerce, by Simson Garfinkel
and Gene Spafford (published by O'Reilly and Associates: http://www.oreilly.com) ISBN
1-56592-269-7. A good general introduction to security concepts as well
as an essential reference on PC and browser security, digital
certificates and trust, encryption and public key infrastructures, and
much more.
Practical UNIX and Internet Security, by Simson
Garfinkel and Gene Spafford (published by O'Reilly and Associates: http://www.oreilly.com) ISBN
1-56592-148-8. This book concentrates on UNIX system administration,
including network security, WWW server administration, firewalls, and
so on. Running to nearly 1000 pages in its second edition, it goes into
enough detail to be a really practical guide. Having read through most
of it, the authors achieved the remarkable feat of being relevant to
most common flavours of UNIX. The book has also aged well.
Security sites
Introductions and FAQ lists
The RSA
FAQ list is a good introduction to the subject and the terminology.
The WWW
Security FAQ list is another good introduction, concentrating on
security issues likely to affect WWW servers.
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